n (1)男人(子)(full-grown male human being)[C]:a sensible/common/handsome/young~一位通情達(dá)理/普通/英俊/年輕的男子;a~in his forties/of the time(s) 40多歲的男人/時代人物;Ask the men to come in,but not the boys or the women.叫男人進(jìn)來,男孩和婦女不能進(jìn)。M~and woman of all the ages visited the exhibition.男女老幼都參觀了展覽?!纪絤ale,masculine;〖反〗woman,female;
?(2)人(human being taken as a whole,person)[C]:All men must die/are born equal.人終有一死/人生來平等。Every~must do his duty. 人人都得盡職。Any~could do it. 任何人都會干此事。No~can live there. 無人能在那里生存?!纪絠ndividual,person,one;
?(3)人類(human species;mankind)[僅sing](不用冠詞):the rights/the accomplishments of~人權(quán)/人類的成就;the origin/the history of~人類起源/歷史;M~creates himself/is mortal/is a tool-making animal.人創(chuàng)造了自身/人都會死/人是會制造工具的動物。M~and ape have many things in common.人與猿有許多共同之處。〖同〗mankind,human race,human being,people;
?(4)男性下屬(male employee,workman,sailor or an ordinary soldier)[C,通常 pl](常構(gòu)成合成詞):the men on strike/from BBC/under sb 罷工工人/BBC廣播電臺的雇員/某人手下的人;the captain and his men/the officers and his men艦長與水兵/軍官與士兵(官兵);The guerrillas had upward of 7000 men.游擊隊有7000多戰(zhàn)士。Their men in London sent them the news by fax last night.他們在倫敦的雇員昨天夜間通過傳真給他們發(fā)來了消息?!纪絜mployee,worker;
?(5)男仆,隨從(male servant;follower)[C,sing](fml):hire a~雇用一名隨從;get one's~叫仆人;My~will look after my clothes/show you to the door.我的侍從會照看我的衣服/送你到門口。Like master,like~.(prov)有其主必有其仆。〖同〗helper,manservant,workman;
?(6)大學(xué)生,校友(present or former student in a university)[C](fml):an Oxford~牛津大學(xué)學(xué)生;a Cambridge/a Harvard/a Yale~劍橋/哈佛/耶魯?shù)拇髮W(xué)生;
?(7)老兄,小弟(小伙子),朋友(fellow,used as a term of address,usu in a lively or an impatient way)[C,sing](infml)(用作稱呼,以表熱情,不耐煩):Wake up/Hurry up/Hi,~! 醒醒/趕快/喂,朋友(老兄)! Now,now/Come,come,my good~.好了,好了,我的好小伙子/趕快,趕快,老伙計?!纪絝ellow,chap;
?(8)丈(情)夫,情郎(husband;male lover or sweet heart)[C]:I'll have to ask my~.我得問問我的丈夫。He was her~.他是她的情人。be made~and wife結(jié)成夫妻;The minister pronounced them~and wife.牧師宣布他倆結(jié)為夫妻?!纪絟usband,lover,boyfriend,spouse;〖反〗bachelor;
?(9)男子漢,大丈夫(male with qualities such as courage,strength,etc,often regarded as manly)[C]:Be a/Play a~!要像個男子漢/有男子漢氣概! Are you enough of a~to accept the responsibility of leadership? 你有沒有男子漢的氣魄去承擔(dān)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的職責(zé)?
?(10)棋子(any of the pieces used in a board game,such as chess or checkers)[C]:Move your~. 走你的棋。I took three of his men in one move.我走一步吃掉他三顆棋子。
?a man about town 紈绔子弟:He was born in a county but he has become a~about town since he went to live in London.他生在農(nóng)村,但自從在倫敦生活他就成了花花公子。
?a man of parts 多才多藝的人,有能力的人:The pianist is a~of parts.這位鋼琴家多才多藝。
?as one man 全體(眾口)一致地:They came forward as one~to welcome their leader.他們一齊走向前去歡迎他們的首領(lǐng)。
?be one's own man 能自己作主(決定):Now that he has a business;he is his own~. 他創(chuàng)業(yè)了,自己當(dāng)老板了。
?the man in the street一般(普通)人:The newspaper took a poll of the~in the street.報紙對民眾進(jìn)行了一次民意測驗。
?man to man 坦率(誠)地:They talked~to~about their problems.他們坦率地討論了他們之間的問題。
?to a man 無一例外,一致地:We agreed to a~that this statement was correct.我們一致認(rèn)為聲明是正確的。
?to the last man 到最后一個人,全部:We shall fight/defend the city to the last~.我們將戰(zhàn)斗/保衛(wèi)這座城市到最后一個人。
?→?man-at-′arms n 士兵(尤指中世紀(jì)的重騎兵);′man-eater n 食人的動物;悍婦;′manhole n(鍋爐、下水道等的)入孔,檢修孔;′manhour n 工時;′manhunt n(對逃犯等的)大搜捕;man of ′letters 文人,作家;′man-made adj 人造的;?man-of-′war n 軍艦;′manservant n 男仆;′man-size adj 適合男人的;大型的;′man-to-man 坦率的;人盯人的;′mantrap n捕人陷阱,圈套;′manful adj大丈夫氣概;′manfully adv無所畏懼地;′manfullness n大丈夫氣概;′manhood n(尤指男性的)成年(期);′manly adj 有男子漢氣概(外表)的;′mannish adj 像男人的;′mannishly adv 模仿男人地;
?vt (1)配備人員,派人操縱(supply with(esp soldiers for service) or take a position and operate sth)[T+n,T+n+prep(with)]:~a boat/a ship/a fleet給一條船/輪船/艦隊配備水手;~the defenses/the ramparts/派人守衛(wèi)防御工事/城墻;~the barricades/the rail 為路障配備人員/讓船員在船欄前就位;The worker will~this machine all week. 這名工人本周將一直使用這臺機(jī)器。The secretary will~the phone all through the night. 秘書將值守電話一整夜。The captain~ned his ship with a crew of Greek sailors. 船長給他的船全部配備了希臘船員。The colonel~ned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.上校給大炮配備了我們團(tuán)的戰(zhàn)士。
?interj 啊,呀,嗨,哎呀(word used to express excitement,surprise or to draw attention)(infml)(尤AmE)(表示激動、驚奇或引起注意):M~! It's a hot day.哎呀,天真熱!Nonsense,~! 嗨,胡說!
?【用法】man可用作mankind,其意思是“人”(all men and women)。很多人認(rèn)為這一用法對婦女是一種偏見,應(yīng)避免使用??墒褂孟铝刑娲~語:humanity,the human race (sing),humans,human beings,people (pl)。